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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






2. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






3. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






4. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






5. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






6. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






7. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






8. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






9. Date: 1839-1906 Important: Painted Mount Saint Victoire in Aix en- Provence over 60 times. Each painting is different b/c of angle and light -Trust your own eyes - and fanatic for the truth -Light- vibrations of color-Like an impressionist- heavy han






10. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






11. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






12. Joining small pieces of metal together using molten metal - bonding metals and alloys that melt at temperatures below 840






13. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






14. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






15. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






16. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






17. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






18. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.






19. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






20. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






21. Pale green






22. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






23. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






24. Watercolor with inert white pigment mixed in. Inert pigment is pigment that becomes colorless or virtually colorless paint. In gouache - it serves to make the color opaque - which means it is used at full length - watercolor mixed with a high concent






25. Creates blue dye






26. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)






27. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






28. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






29. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






30. Renowned for paintings and prints






31. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






32. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






33. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






34. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






35. Printmaking where the design is scratched into the steel plate with a hard - steel tool






36. Known for his glass sculpture






37. Process of smoothing metal surface witha flat or slightly round-faced hammer






38. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






39. A philosophical doctrine and literary and dramatic movement that insists on the existence of individuals as basic and important. believes that the world is inhernetly meaningless and individuals must find meaning in their literal - concrete existence






40. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






41. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another






42. French Painter - who started his career as a caricaturist - then converted to landscape painting by his early mentor Boudin. From 1890 he concentrated on series of pictures in which he painted the same subject at different times of the day in differe






43. Period in which stained glass windows were introduced for church decoration






44. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






45. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






46. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






47. Incised engraving - the process of printing from engraved plates - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate - ex: the plate is smeared with ink and Then wiped clean. The ink left in the recesses is what makes the print.






48. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) - Influences include hard sharp precision of a machine age






49. Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back - leaving the impression on the face






50. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool